Housing affordability advocates and real estate investors testified on housing shortages and affordability. Topics included coupling housing development with transportation, the impact…
241 viewsJeff Tucker, senior economist at Zillow, and Caitlin Surgue Walter, of the National Multifamily Housing Council, analyzed changes in the U.S. housing and rental market. During this virtual discussion…
222 viewsKeeanga-Yamahtta Taylor discussed black homeownership and the role of banks and the real estate industry.
322 viewsLes Standiford talked about his book, Palm Beach, Mar-a-Lago, and the Rise of America’s Xanadu , in which he recounted the creation of the Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida, by…
637 viewsPresident Trump delivered remarks at the National Association of Realtors Legislative Meetings and Trade Expo in Washington, D.C. At the start, the president announced the U.S. had reached an…
2,121 viewsDiana Olick talked about the state of the real estate industry and the possible impact of interest rate hikes on the housing market. Topics included first time buyers, housing supplies, the…
737 viewsHousing experts and civil rights advocates discussed the future of the housing market. They focused on rising foreclosures, unequal opportunity, and access to credit. Janis Bowdler in her opening…
2,251 viewsDavid Wise discussed properties owned and leased by the federal government, which total about 400,000 buildings. Of those 400,000 about 68,000 are leased to non-government entities, the remainder are primarily held as…
185 viewsPaul Bishop talked about real estate market trends, and responded to viewer phone calls and electronic communications. Topics included new home construction, existing home sales, interest…
318 viewsClarence Y.H. Lo talked about his book, Small Property versus Big Government: Social Origins of the Property Tax Revolt. Video clips were shown of NBC news reports on the California ballot initiative…
283 viewsChris Arnold and Jesse Eisinger talked about Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) and a report that the public government-sponsored enterprise made investments against…
167 viewsMayors, business leaders and policy analysts discussed a new report showing that less than 10 percent of the U.S. metropolitan areas have regained the jobs they’ve lost in the economic…
226 viewsParticipants talked about rising prices on farmland and investment speculation that the rising prices had encouraged. The price of farmland in America had doubled over the past decade. Low interest…
416 viewsIndustry leaders and experts testified on the current condition and challenges facing the housing market.
228 viewsRepresentative Mike Honda made opening remarks on the history of immigration policy in the Unites States. In his comments he said that immigration is not just a Hispanic issue. Afterward,…
257 viewsWitnesses testified on the impact of the commercial real estate market on the stability of banks. They focused on comparisons between the situations in the commercial and residential…
250 viewsWitnesses testified on the impact of the commercial real estate market on the stability of banks. In his testimony, Patrick Parkinson said that banks have only taken 40 to 50 percent of the…
369 viewsDana Olick talked about the latest on the real estate industry, including the recent report that found despite government aid foreclosure activity rose 19 percent in March 2010. She…
212 viewsWitnesses testified on the condition of small business and commercial real estate lending in local markets. The Obama Administration proposed transferring $30 billion dollars from the…
411 viewsWitnesses testified on the condition of small business and commercial real estate lending in local markets. The Obama Administration proposed transferring $30 billion dollars from the…
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